Reale / Jensen- Stroke of Midnight (CD)
The music of award-winning composer Paul Reale has a truly authentic American voice: eclectic in it's cultural references and having a respect for tradition, but with a knife-sharp edge that keeps listeners alert. This collection of piano pieces represents the widest possible variety in his catalog chosen together with soloist John Jensen, a pianist with whom Reale has worked for most of his life and considers his ideal interpreter. Atmospheres of jazz-infused bar-life, Piazzolla's tangos and a comic pastiche on Beethoven's contrast with the dark and austere Stroke of Midnight, the chiming bells of which confront the harsh realities of mortality.
Tracklist:
- Piano Sonata No. 5 In A Major: I. At First Sight
- Piano Sonata No. 5 In A Major: II. Touch
- Piano Sonata No. 5 In A Major: III. Cannot Be
- Piano Sonata No. 5 In A Major: IV. Happily Ever...
- Chocolate Soccer Ball
- Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": I. Alberto Of Barracas
- Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": II. Waltz
- Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": III. Waldorf Astoria
- Concert Etude No. 2
- Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke Of Midnight": I. Dusk
- Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke Of Midnight": II. Nightfall
- Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke Of Midnight": III. Midnight
- Beethoven For The Brain Dead
UPC > 636943987926
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
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The music of award-winning composer Paul Reale has a truly authentic American voice: eclectic in it's cultural references and having a respect for tradition, but with a knife-sharp edge that keeps listeners alert. This collection of piano pieces represents the widest possible variety in his catalog chosen together with soloist John Jensen, a pianist with whom Reale has worked for most of his life and considers his ideal interpreter. Atmospheres of jazz-infused bar-life, Piazzolla's tangos and a comic pastiche on Beethoven's contrast with the dark and austere Stroke of Midnight, the chiming bells of which confront the harsh realities of mortality.
Tracklist:
- Piano Sonata No. 5 In A Major: I. At First Sight
- Piano Sonata No. 5 In A Major: II. Touch
- Piano Sonata No. 5 In A Major: III. Cannot Be
- Piano Sonata No. 5 In A Major: IV. Happily Ever...
- Chocolate Soccer Ball
- Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": I. Alberto Of Barracas
- Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": II. Waltz
- Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": III. Waldorf Astoria
- Concert Etude No. 2
- Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke Of Midnight": I. Dusk
- Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke Of Midnight": II. Nightfall
- Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke Of Midnight": III. Midnight
- Beethoven For The Brain Dead
UPC > 636943987926
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.